Le'Veon Bell won't play football this coming season so that he can focus on boxing.

Bell made the announcement at a news conference held by Social Gloves to promote his upcoming fight against Adrian Peterson at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on July 30.

"Boxing is something that, you know, they always say it's something you can't play boxing. Last year, I almost sat out the whole year to try to focus on boxing because I kind of knew that was what I wanted to transition to. This year, I know I'm not going to be playing this year because I want to focus on boxing," Bell said.

The three-time Pro Bowl selection made it clear this isn't a "one-off" fight for him.